Purim for Hebrew Year 12781 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm “lots”, from the word פור pur, also called the Festival of Lots) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Purim 9018 | 14 Adar 12778 | ||
Purim 9019 | 14 Adar II 12779 | ||
Purim 9020 | 14 Adar 12780 | ||
Purim 9021 | 14 Adar 12781 | ||
Purim 9022 | 14 Adar II 12782 | ||
Purim 9023 | 14 Adar 12783 | ||
Purim 9024 | 14 Adar 12784 | ||
Purim 9025 | 14 Adar II 12785 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 17:8-16
JPS Commentary on Esther
by Adele Berlin
Five Megilloth and Jonah
by H. L. Ginsberg
Megillat Esther
by J. T. Waldman
The Story of Esther
by Eric A. Kimmel
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